Compact, which has ties to far-right part AfD, espouses unconstitutional views but is 'not yet' a threat to Germany, court ...

The ruling marks a blow to efforts amongst mainstream German politicians and groups to mitigate the influence of the ...

The decision could also have consequences for the debate on banning the AfD.The decision by the Federal Administrative Court ...

The Ministry of the Interior banned the publication in July 2024, calling it the "central mouthpiece of the right-wing extremist scene." ...

The German Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig ruled on Tuesday in favor of lifting the ban on the right-wing Compact magazine. In the court's view, although Compact's publications and overall ...

Germany’s federal intelligence agency launched a probe into the magazine Compact due to allegations that it disseminated ...

A ban would be fruitless, said Michael Hanfeld in Frankfurter Allgemeine. It could take years; and even if we did eliminate the AfD, the issues that led to its rise won't "disappear" into thin air.

The AfD came second in February's federal election, scoring the best performance of any far-right party in Germany since World War Two. Support for the party has continued to climb in recent ...

Germany could ban candidates of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party from running for office under proposed new rules following a decision in France to block Marine Le Pen's presidential bid.

Demonstrators attend a protest calling for a ban on the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Berlin May 11, 2025. Loading... By Mark Sappenfield Senior global correspondent ...

A report by German domestic intelligence finds that the number of potential extremists rose last year, the Interior Minister ...